Project: Massive Array of Inexpensive Servers aka MAIS (Yellow Bricks)
I was part of the voting committee for VMworld and one of the sessions which I voted for unfortunately did not make it. However with over 350 submissions there are always some excellent topics that...
View ArticleVCP4-DT (VMware Certified Professional 4 –Desktop) Pass & Review...
VMware didn’t yet announce or sent e-mail to the professionals who sat the new VCP4-DT Beta or non-Beta exams. However, I noticed that Pearson Vue website has already been updated with the results. My...
View ArticleNot a virtual machine: A computer built by hand (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
Admit it. How many of you out there take great pride in your technical prowess? How many, after solving a particularly vexing problem related to VMware, head out for a beer to celebrate your victory?...
View ArticleVMware View for Healthcare w/ Columbia Memorial Hospital (VMwareTV)
VMware View for Healthcare w/ Columbia Memorial Hospital vmware.com High performance virtual desktops roam with the clinician resulting in improved patient safety and extremely efficient workflows....
View ArticleEMC World 2011 Meetup - VMware and EMC (VMwareTV)
EMC World 2011 Meetup - VMware and EMC Join Chad Sakac (EMC) and Hatem Naguib (VMware) discuss moving your mission critical applications to the cloud at EMC World 2011. Read our VMware Critical Apps...
View ArticleEMC World 2011 Meetup - VMware Integration with EMC (VMwareTV)
EMC World 2011 Meetup - VMware Integration with EMC Dave Henry (EMC) explains where integration happens between these two cloud industry leaders, and the tangible benefits you receive from it. Dave...
View ArticleVMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform (VMwareTV)
VMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform vmware.com - Build, Scale and Run Data-Intensive Applications On-Premise or in the Cloud. Learn about the VMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform. From:...
View ArticleSome Answers About Queues: LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts (ESX...
LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts. This is a guest post by Andy Grant. This article is in response to the post More Questions About Queues: LUN and HBA Queue Depth on ESX(i) Hosts. I previously...
View ArticleIs a Virtual Machine Bringing Your Storage Down? (DeinosCloud)
Have you ever had a user running IOmeter on a virtual machine just to ‘test’ the performance of the virtual disk… at 9am…on a Monday morning?? Well it might happen to you once but not twice as you...
View ArticleMore on Scripting with SRM - View desktops! (Uptime)
Hello all, I wanted to draw your attention to a very interesting blog a co-worker has written about using PowerCLI and SRM to fail desktops over in a crisis. This is a very interesting use of both SRM...
View ArticleVideo VMware vCloud Director Overview [HD] (NTPRO.NL)
Using VMware vCloud Director. Overview of the web interface, virtual datacenters, vApps, virtual machines (VM's), and catalogs. You should also take a look at: Video - How to move your VMs to...
View ArticleVeeam Whitepaper by Scott Lowe: Continuing to Reap the Rewards of...
Veeam recently released a new white paper that I authored for them. The topic revolves around the high-level business benefits that should be expected with modern virtualized environments. I begin...
View ArticleSimpler, Better Chargeback (Pivot Point)
In a recent discussion with VKernel’s Bryan Semple I argued for a better chargeback tool. I think that VKernel, VMware, and anyone in the virtualization business can improve the chargeback process...
View ArticleN1k Load balancing options (VMware Networking Blog)
By Hugo Strydom, Managing Consultant, Professional Services I have been asked a few times on what the best option is to load balance with the N1k switch. In this post I want to give an overview of some...
View ArticleWeekly Twitter Updates (Virtualization Information)
RT @tscalzott: Current view of the world. Including a little something for @gabvirtualworld http://yfrog.com/h4oxkixj <–Nice! # RT @wygtya: finally home after a long day/night. now need to get ready...
View ArticleNew Technical Papers - vShield Edge Design Guide and vShield App Design Guide...
VMware vShield is a suite of security virtual appliances built for VMware vSphere 4.1. It is a critical security component for protecting virtualized datacenters from attacks and misuse. vShield App...
View ArticleDatastore usage statistics (LucD notes)
An interesting question came up in the PowerCLI Community. Can one extract the datastore statistics, that are used for the space utilization graphs in the vSphere Client, with PowerCLI ? The graph in...
View ArticleFather’s Day Fun With ESXi Annotations (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)
Tired of the same old DCUI look of your ESXi host? Change it with your own custom Annotation (found under Host|Configuration|Software|Advanced Settings): Viola! Clearly this is more fun than any one...
View ArticleVMware acquires Digital Fuel: The importance of chargeback (VMware tips and...
By acquiring Digital Fuel, VMware emphasizes the role of chargeback in private clouds. But chargeback can be a political quagmire for IT admins. Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to del.icio.us Add to...
View ArticleAre we seeing a resurgence (or just a surge) in cloud-based SaaS desktops?...
We've discussed third-party hosted cloud-based desktops-as-a-service quite a bit in the past. My general consensus has been that while they make sense in certain cases, the logistical and technical...
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